Envoy sees many benefits from Xi's visit

Cooperation on energy, infrastructure and cultural exchanges will result from President Xi Jinping's state visit to Pakistan on Monday and Tuesday, according to Masood Khalid, Pakistan's ambassador to China.

"Our Chinese friends describe Pakistan as their second home, and we are glad that Pakistan is the first country that President Xi will be visiting after the Chinese New Year," Khalid said in an interview with China Daily.

China is Pakistan's second-largest trading partner and Pakistan has become China's largest investment destination in South Asia.